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CommentWonders & blunders
Eco-builder Will Anderson remembers a Finnish house that was a sight for sore (and hungover) eyes. A west London hospital, however, just makes him sick
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CommentBlood on the tracks
Last year the criminal court fined Balfour Beatty 拢10m after it pleaded guilty to its part in the Hatfield rail disaster. Then last month the Court of Appeal lopped 拢2.5m off the penalty. Here鈥檚 why 鈥�
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CommentPondering life鈥檚 big questions 鈥�
鈥� such as 鈥淲hat am I doing here?鈥� or 鈥淲hat would happen if I took a step that way?鈥�
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Think before you rethink
When will we ever learn? Crossrail experts have rejected station designs (after a four-month assessment) because one was 鈥渘ot providing enough scope for further redevelopment鈥� and another was 鈥渁rchitecturally undistinguished鈥�. As these criteria are so important, why were they (presumably) not part of the original brief? Could it be that ...
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A cross rail architect
I read your article concerning Crossrail designs (21 July) and I cannot reconcile your comments with the statements in the design review to which you refer.
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CommentPoles apart
An unprecedented number of Polish migrant workers have reached Britain鈥檚 shores over the past two years, and Nick Jones finds the trend has impressed and appalled bloggers in equal measure
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CommentRisk? All yours, mate
Construction鈥檚 understanding of risk is becoming ever more sophisticated in these post-Latham days. Alas, when it comes to risk allocation in procurement, things are rather more primitive
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CommentOn to a winner
Forget all the media carping. London is on track to host a fantastic Olympics and to leave a legacy of construction best practice that will reach way beyond Stratford
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Roll on June
I welcome the ministerial statement confirming that an energy performance certificate will remain a mandatory part of the home information packs from 1 June 2007.
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Highway patrol
This was an appeal by the London Borough of Camden against a decision of the Magistrates Court dismissing summonses brought against the Mortgage Times Group Ltd. Camden alleged three offences against Section 34 (1)(b) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Camden alleged that Mortgage had failed to take all ...
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Great strides in Uttlesford
In response to your 99% Campaign, I would like to draw your attention to an initiative we have undertaken at Uttlesford council.
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CommentFeeling the heat
The weather lands a housing officer in hot water on a prison trip and drives Ruth Kelly off on her hols three days early, leaving it to former Bovis execs and tabloid editors to remain career-focused
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The NatWest express
In the article 鈥淓xpress elevation鈥� (23 June) it is suggested that British Land and Bovis Lend Lease are setting a precedent for new buildings in the UK by using double-deck lifts.
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CommentDriven to drink
While it is an unwelcome statistic that so many people from the construction industry have drink and drug addictions (14 July), it is not wholly surprising and points to a more fundamental issue.
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CommentThe death of injustice
The introduction of the corporate manslaughter law edged a great deal closer this week. Although it has been dividing the industry over its merits and worth 鈥� and will no doubt continue to do so 鈥� on balance we should be welcoming rather than fearing it.